What's a Direct Replacement Pickup?

[JJK]

I have a Little '59 in the bridge of my guitar, and apparently it's a "direct replacement." Does that mean you can get the tone of a regular Strat bridge pickup, and the tone of the Little '59? Or does it just mean you can install it easily? I'm probably just looking into it too much.

 

[david kornblatt]

Re: What's a Direct Replacement Pickup?

it just means that you can install it easy no routing or cutting

 

[suaveymcsuave]

Re: What's a Direct Replacement Pickup?

I believe "direct replacement" means any pickup of that size or style will fit in the cavity of the guitar without modifying it. If you had a 7-string and wanted an EMG set for it it would have to be modified because the EMGs for 7-string guitars are in a different pickup housing...a bass pickup housing to be exact. Hopefully that is the best answer unless somebody else knows something I don't.

 

[JJK]

Re: What's a Direct Replacement Pickup?

Okay. I have another question about my Little '59. When I roll the tone knob to 1 it is really bright. When it's on 10 is it bassy and sounds like my old Strat bridge pickup kind of. Is this how it's supposed to be?

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: What's a Direct Replacement Pickup?

I believe "direct replacement" means any pickup of that size or style will fit in the cavity of the guitar without modifying it.

Exactly right. It's a perfect fit that requires no irreversible modification of the guitar.

 

[Zhangliqun]

Re: What's a Direct Replacement Pickup?

Okay. I have another question about my Little '59. When I roll the tone knob to 1 it is really bright. When it's on 10 is it bassy and sounds like my old Strat bridge pickup kind of. Is this how it's supposed to be?

You have the tone pot wired backwards -- like for a left-handed player.

 

[JJK]

Re: What's a Direct Replacement Pickup?

You have the tone pot wired backwards -- like for a left-handed player.

Haha...oh. That's what I thought. But I didn't put it in, the guy at my local shop did. I thought something was weird...:smack: